The National tribune., 1887-09-22
THE GRAND ARMY.
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NATrOEAL HEADQUARTERS. Carl
MADISON. Wis, sept 1, 1887.
Special Orders, No. III
L. BY request of the Il Posts OF the Grand Army
of the Republic. Department Of Utah situated in
the territory OF Idaho. AMI by consent Of Comrade
ah III. Murray, Commander of the Department Of
Utah, the Territory of idaho is detached for Grand
Army Of the Republic purposes. and erected into
the Provisional Department of idaho.
H. Comrade William H. Nye Boise City TIahO
IS hereby appointed Provisional Commander Of the
new Department.
III. BY virtue of Chapter V. Article x. sectionf.
II. and r., the Provisional Commander will APP
point the necessary officers, and Immediately
thereafter proceed, under Section 2. Article x
Chapter V, there being the necessary number Of
Posts existing. to indicate to these Headquarters
the time and place of meeting of a Department.
Encampment, that the Commander-in- Chief may
order such meeting for the purpose of effecting .
permanent Department organization.
By command Of LUcICs FAIRcHILD, Commander
E. B. GRAY, Adiutant General.
By virtue of Special Orders No 11S, similar
to the above, dated Sept. 10 the Provisional
Department Of Arizona was established and
COmrade A. L. Grow was appointed Provisional
Commander. The reasons for establishing
these two Provisional Departments have been
given in full to the Commander in-Chief and
were sufficiently apparent to convince the
Posts and comrades of the Departments Of Cali
fornia and Utah that it was for the good OF
the Order.
The historical fact has been established that
UiScOnSlu Is inc HfSU department. organized IN
the Order of the GAR The first Post was
commissioned by Department. Commander
| James X. Proudit on the 10th day of June
| 1866. This is thought to be the oldest Post
that has retained its charter in the United
States.
The information from st. Louis concerning
| preparations for the Encampment is most graf
| flying. The General Executive Committee
has removed its headquarters from the Lindel
| Hotel to 200 North Fourth street, St. Louis,
! Mo. The Committee extends a cordial well
come to all comrades at the Encampment
to make this headquarters for correspondence
| with their friends at home while in the city
| Twenty-one Departments have reported the
vote On the GAR Pension Bill but the con-
| solidatiOn will not be made until the 9th inst
| The vote was taken at the season of the year
/ when the attendance upon Post meetings is
lightest, but the expression is sufficiently pro-
nounced to give character and influence to the
action of the Order upon this important meas
| ure.
/ The gain of members in good standing
| from March 81. 1887, to June 80. 1887, was
/ 1866. This substantial and unusual increase
in one quarter has been brought about by at
/ tacks upon the Order from without, which. by
reason of their false character have tended to
/ cement those within the Order and attract
| thousands to join it who otherwise would not
/ have dOneso. The number now borne upon the
rolls of the Order which viii be announced by
the Commander Chef in his annual address
at St. Louis. will astOnish the comrades and
dishearten those who thought to ruin the GA. r.
| by malicious and untruthful statements con-
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